Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.

How Grubhub, Uber Eats, and other meal-delivery apps are killing hotel room service
Alex Susskind, associate professor at the Hotel School, offers insight into why meal-delivery apps are increasingly more popular than traditional hotel room service.

Hotel School students and faculty recognized for 2017–2018 accomplishments
Faculty, staff, and students gathered in early May to celebrate the end of a dynamic and productive academic year at the Hotel School.

Hospitality panel discusses sexual harassment, brand evolution
The School of Hotel Administration presented its first Cornell Hospitality Thought Leadership Event focused on sexual harassment and brand evolution.

Cornell alumna: Lifelong learning, leading teams is key to women’s entrepreneurial success
Serial entrepreneur Shelly Porges ’74, MPS ’77, has followed one guiding principle throughout her successful career: If you become a lifelong learner, opportunities will come your way.

Executive Education: Q&A with Professional Development Program faculty
We spoke with five of the amazing faculty that will be teaching courses during PDP and asked about their motivation to teach professionals, excitement about the program, and ideas for how to keep participants engaged.

Hotel butler service is really nice – is it worth the price?
Reneta McCarthy, senior lecturer at the Hotel School, historicizes the concept of butlers and explains how top-end hotels utilize them in today’s competitive market.

As lifestyle brands enter the hospitality business, hotel rooms double as showrooms
Helen Chun, associate professor of services marketing at the Hotel School, offers insight into why the hotel-as-retailer concept is one worth following.

Marriott Rewards merger with Starwood, Ritz-Carlton programs brings mixed reviews
Chekitan Dev, professor of marketing at the Hotel School, argues that the merged Marriott loyalty program is a “mixed blessing for its members.”

Taking aim at false empowerment: How leaders can build a culture of trust
Management and organizational behavior professor Tony Simons takes aim at a popular management practice that can do more harm than good if poorly implemented.